How Governments Steal | The Lyn Alden Series | Episode 3 (WiM198)

Macroeconomist and Investment Strategist Lyn Alden joins me for our third installment, discussing the IMF paper titled, "The Liquidation of Government Debt". We have a detailed conversation about the various options the "I.M.F." liquidates government debt, the E.C.B. current financial conundrum, and we ask the question: has there ever been a free market? Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedlove GUEST Lyn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact "The Liquidation of Government Debt" Paper: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2016/12/31/The-Liquidation-of-Government-Debt-42610 Lyn's Website: https://www.lynalden.com PODCAST Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1 RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: Outline 00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro 00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com 00:01:37 Detailing the Various Options on how the "IMF" Liquidates government debt 00:08:27 Differences in Long Term & Short Term Government Bonds 00:13:25 How Countries try to Incentivize Government Bonds 00:18:19 Discussing the Fed's Ability to buy up Government Bonds 00:25:18 Discussing the E.C.B. Financial Conundrum 00:31:14 Interest Rate Ceilings & Central Banks Influence 00:36:51 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios 00:37:37 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health 00:38:45 What is "Debt-Overhang" & How can Bitcoin Help? 00:48:25 Does Bitcoin need Mainstream Acceptance to Succeed? 00:58:17 Discussing the Advantages & Media's Coverage of Bitcoin vs USD & Altcoins 01:06:14 Centralized Attacks on Decentralization, Discussing Bitcoin's Social Layer 01:12:15 Has there ever been a Free Market? 01:17:16 The Lack of Optionality to Escape Currency Debasement prior to Bitcoin 01:21:24 How the Government Incentivizes Real Estate Investment 01:27:11 Final Thoughts & Where to find Lyn's Work 01:27:56 "What is Money" Outro SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=en All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORK Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528 The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES Swan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedlove CrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedlove Okcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedlove Invest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedlove Join Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023 Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/